A Heavy Weight

A Heavy Weight

In a world where some stories go untold, A Heavy Weight is a true crime podcast series that aims to give voice to the voiceless and shed light on forgotten or overlooked cases. Each season takes you on a gripping journey through the depths of unsolved mysteries, cold cases, and wrongful convictions. For more information and to see our source materials visit: www.aheavyweight.com A Heavy Weight is intended for mature audiences. It discusses topics that may be triggering for some listeners including drug use and suicide.

  1. Who Murdered Lisa Wallace?

    5 DGN GELEDEN

    Who Murdered Lisa Wallace?

    This episode tells the story of Lisa M. Wallace, a 25 year old woman from Cadiz, Kentucky, found behind a truck stop near Interstate 70 in eastern Indiana on May 19, 1992. https://www.in.gov/isp/crime-reporting/cold-case-investigations/cold-cases-by-county/pendleton-district-investigations/lisa-m-wallace-05191992/

    21 min
  2. The Jesse Butler Case

    2 FEB

    The Jesse Butler Case

    A Stillwater teen pleaded no contest to 11 rape related charges and walked out of court with a fully suspended 78 year sentence under Oklahoma’s youthful offender law. This episode follows the case of Jesse Butler, the outrage it sparked, and what it reveals about race, power, and who the system believes deserves another chance.

    20 min
  3. Who Murdered Terry Rideout?

    27 JAN

    Who Murdered Terry Rideout?

    Theresa “Terry” Rideout was 36 when she vanished over Labor Day weekend in 1994. She finished a shift at Burger King in Evansville, made the night deposit, and never came back to her home in Chandler, Indiana. A week later, her fiancé, Jack Barnett, died by suicide in a Mount Vernon motel room, leaving behind a note that never mentioned Terry. With her paycheck still unclaimed, and her belongings left behind, investigators suspect foul play – but three decades later, her body has never been found and her case remains unsolved.

    26 min
  4. Who Murdered Wilma June Nissen?

    20 JAN

    Who Murdered Wilma June Nissen?

    A Heavy Weight is re-releasing our coverage of Wilma June Nissen, a young mother of three whose homicide remains unsolved nearly five decades later. On October 4, 1978, Wilma’s body was found along Highway 182 in Lyon County, Iowa, near Rock Rapids, by a utility worker laying cable. With little usable evidence at the scene, investigators could not identify her at the time, and she was listed as a Jane Doe for years. In 2006, a forensic technician matched the unidentified victim’s fingerprints to an earlier arrest record from Los Angeles, finally restoring her name. Since then, Wilma’s daughter, Krissi Haas, has continued to push for answers and accountability, while investigators have pursued leads and tested limited physical evidence, including DNA that was reportedly too mixed to be useful at the time. Authorities have also publicly asked for help identifying people connected to the case, including individuals known by the aliases “Sugar” and “Peaches.” If you have credible information about Wilma June Nissen’s homicide, you can contact the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office at (712) 472 8300 or submit a tip through Lyon County’s online tip form. Tip submissions are not monitored 24 7, so emergencies should go to 911. For anonymous reporting and possible reward eligibility, Project Cold Case notes you can contact Crime Stoppers at (800) 222 TIPS.

    25 min
  5. Who Murdered Kathy Jones?

    12 JAN

    Who Murdered Kathy Jones?

    In November nineteen sixty nine, twelve year old Nora Kathylene “Kathy” Jones left her house in South Nashville with her roller skates over her shoulder, headed for the roller dome on Thompson Lane. She never made it home. Two days later, searchers found her in a vacant lot. More than fifty years later, her murder is still unsolved. https://nashvillecoldcase.gov/1969-124859-nora-kathylene-jones/

    35 min
  6. Who Murdered Debra Mae Fulton?

    5 JAN

    Who Murdered Debra Mae Fulton?

    Halloween night, 1981. Sixteen year old Debra Mae “Debbie” Fulton leaves her house in Hammond, Indiana, with a little cash and a simple plan: walk to the Roller Dome, skate with friends, come home. She never makes it. The next day, a boy playing under the Calumet Avenue bridge spots a body in the Grand Calumet River. Debbie has been killed by a blow to the head. Within weeks, her case is being used as an example in debates about runaway youth and juvenile law. Headlines call her a chronic runaway. Officials argue over whether she should have been locked in a secure facility “for her own protection.” Forty years later, her killer has still not been identified. In this episode of A Heavy Weight, we trace Debbie’s final walk, revisits the investigation into her death, and looks at how the label “runaway” can obscure the reality of kids in crisis. Along the way, we dig into what research now tells us about runaway youth, their risk of violence, and what it means to build safety without defaulting to incarceration. If you lived in Hammond in 1981, skated at the Roller Dome, or crossed the Calumet bridge that Halloween night and remember something, please consider reaching out to the Indiana State Police or Hammond Police Department. Someone in that community still holds a piece of what happened to Debbie. https://www.in.gov/isp/crime-reporting/cold-case-investigations/cold-cases-by-county/lowell-district-investigations/debra-fulton-10311981/

    33 min
  7. Who Murdered Victoria McDonough?

    30-12-2025

    Who Murdered Victoria McDonough?

    In 1974, a young woman was found shot and hidden beneath a mattress off a rural road in South Bend. It took six months before anyone knew her name: Victoria Lynne McDonough. No arrests were ever made. This episode revisits Victoria’s life, the investigation that failed her, and the questions that still haven’t been answered. https://www.in.gov/isp/crime-reporting/cold-case-investigations/cold-cases-by-county/bremen-district-investigations/vickie-mcdonough-11271974/

    28 min
  8. What Happened to Joseph Smedley? Episode Ten: Where Do We Go From Here?

    16-12-2025

    What Happened to Joseph Smedley? Episode Ten: Where Do We Go From Here?

    Episode 10 brings together the most unsettling pieces of Joseph Smedley’s case — the late-night messages, the odd cell phone pings, the missing belongings — and confronts the gaps that remain. This episode is a call for truth, transparency, and for anyone holding a piece of the story to finally come forward.

    25 min
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In a world where some stories go untold, A Heavy Weight is a true crime podcast series that aims to give voice to the voiceless and shed light on forgotten or overlooked cases. Each season takes you on a gripping journey through the depths of unsolved mysteries, cold cases, and wrongful convictions. For more information and to see our source materials visit: www.aheavyweight.com A Heavy Weight is intended for mature audiences. It discusses topics that may be triggering for some listeners including drug use and suicide.

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    2021 - 2026
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